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{{Short description|Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly, India}}
{{Short description|Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name         = Amalapuram
| name = Amalapuram
| parl_name    = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (44-Amalapuram highlighted).png
| mla          = Viswarupu Pinipe
| map_caption = Location of Amalapuram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
| party        = [[YSR Congress Party]]
| state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| state        = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| district = [[Konaseema district|Konaseema]]
| district    = [[Konaseema district|Konaseema]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency|Amalapuram]]
| reservation = SC
| reservation = SC
| established = 1951
| constituency_no = 44
| type = SLA
| mla = [[Aithabathula Ananda Rao]]
| party = {{Party index link|Telugu Desam Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
}}
}}
'''Amalapuram''' is a [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste]] reserved constituency in [[Konaseema district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] that elects representatives to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf|title=Electors Summary|date=25 May 2019|website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref> It is one of the seven assembly segments of [[Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="constituencies">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|date=17 December 2018|website=The Election Commission of India|pages=19, 30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003220916/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>


'''Amalapuram Assembly constituency''' is an [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]] reserved constituency in [[Konaseema district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], representing the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf|title=Electors Summary|date=25 May 2019|website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref> It is one of the seven assembly segments of [[Amalapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency]], along with [[Ramachandrapuram (Assembly constituency)|Ramachandrapuram]], [[Mummidivaram (Assembly constituency)|Mummidivaram]], [[Razole (Assembly constituency)|Razole]], [[Gannavaram (Assembly Constituency)|Gannavaram]], [[Kothapeta (Assembly constituency)|Kothapeta]], and [[Mandapeta (Assembly constituency)|Mandapeta]].<ref name="constituencies">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|date=17 December 2018|website=The Election Commission of India|pages=19, 30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003220916/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref> ''Viswarupu Pinipe'' is the present [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency, who won the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[YSR Congress Party]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Assembly Election 2019 |url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524074223/http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm |archive-date=24 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{As of|2019|03|25}}, there are a total of 229,431 electors in the constituency.<ref name="electors">{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf|title=Electors Summary|date=25 May 2019|website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>
[[Aithabathula Ananda Rao]] is the current [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency, having won the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Telugu Desam Party]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Assembly Election 2019 |url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524074223/http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm |archive-date=24 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of 2019, there are a total of 229,431 electors in the constituency.<ref name="electors">{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf|title=Electors Summary|date=25 May 2019|website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>{{update after|2024|7}} The constituency was established in 1951, as per the ''Delimitation Orders (1951)''.
 
Before formation of [[Andhra state]] in 1953, this constituency was part of [[Madras presidency]] and had two seats; one for general and other one reserved.


== Mandals ==
== Mandals ==
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==Members of Legislative Assembly Amalapuram==
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"  
As part of [[Madras Presidency]] (until 1953)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Member
! colspan="2" | Political party
|-
| [[1937 Madras Presidency Legislative Assembly election|1937]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Kala Venkata Rao]]<ref>p. 289, The Who's who in Madras, Issue 9, Pearl Press, 1937.</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress |rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1946 Madras Presidency Legislative Assembly election|1946]]
|-
|[[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
| Nadimpalli Ramabhadra Raju
| {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}
|}
 
As part of [[Andhra State]] (1953-1956)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Member
! colspan="2" | Political party
|-
|[[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election|1955]]{{refn|group=note|The members of the first assembly of Andhra Pradesh who were elected from the 1955 election in the Andhra state were allowed a seven-year term. That is to say in 1957, elections were conducted in the newly added region of Telangana alone and then in 1962 general elections were held for the state as a whole.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tDN0MinxMigC | title=Rise of the Plebeians?: The Changing Face of the Indian Legislative Assemblies|page=281 | publisher=Routledge |first1=Christophe |last1=Jaffrelot |first2=Sanjay|last2=Kumar| date=2012 | isbn=9781136516610| accessdate=13 August 2022}}</ref>}}
| Golakoti Narasimha Murthy
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}
|}
As part of [[United Andhra Pradesh]]
(1956-2014)
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
|-
! Year
! Member
! colspan="2" | Political party
|-
| [[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Kudupudi Satyanarayana
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
| 1965
| Nadimpalli Ramabhadra Raju<ref>{{cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: East Godavari |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yshhAAAAIAAJ |website=books.google.com |publisher=Director of Print. and Stationery at the Government Secretariat Press|year=1979|pages=423 |access-date=13 August 2022}}</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan=2 |Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
| [[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
| Palacholla Venkata Sri Rama Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
| Metla Satyanarayana Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}{{refn|group=note|Contested on behalf of [[Telugu Desam Party]]}}
|-
| [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| rowspan=2 |Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress |rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|-
| [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
| rowspan=2 |Metla Satyanarayana Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | Year
| [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Political party
|-
|-
| 2009
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| Chittabbai Kudupudi
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| [[Pinipe Viswarup]]
| [[Pinipe Viswarup]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
| 2014
|}
| Aithabathula Anandarao
As part of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
(since 2014-)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Member
! colspan="2" | Political party
|-
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| [[Aithabathula Ananda Rao]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-
|-
| 2019
| [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
| [[Pinipe Viswarup]]
| Pinipe Viswarup
| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
|-
| [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| Aithabathula Ananda Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|}
|}
===Assembly elections 1952===


{{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Amalapuram<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}</ref>}}
==Election results==
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Nadimpalli Ramabhadra Raju |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=80,180 |percentage=36.52% |change= }}
===1952 ===
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bojja Appalaswami |party=Republican Party of India |votes=66,742 |percentage=30.40% |change=  }}
{{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kala Venkata Rao]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,218 |percentage=12.40% |change=12.40% }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Nadimpalli Ramabhadra Raju |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=80,180 |percentage=36.52%  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pandu Lakshmanaswami |party=Indian National Congress |votes=23,847 |percentage=10.86% |change=10.86% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bojja Appalaswami |party=Scheduled Castes Federation |votes=66,742 |percentage=30.40%   }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aramate Paideswara Rao |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=21,592 |percentage=9.83% |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kala Venkata Rao]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,218 |percentage=12.40% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pandu Lakshmanaswami |party=Indian National Congress |votes=23,847 |percentage=10.86% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aramate Paideswara Rao |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=21,592 |percentage=9.83% }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,438 |percentage=6.12%
}}
{{Election box turnout |votes=2,19,579 |percentage=133.71% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,64,215 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,438 |percentage=6.12% |change= }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
{{Election box turnout |votes=2,19,579 |percentage=133.71% |change= }}
}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,64,215 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 1955 ===
=== 1955 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
(Two seats: One reserved for general and other one for [[Scheduled Castes|SC]].)
{{Election box begin | title=[[1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ceotelangana.nic.in/Archives/StasticalReports/StatRep_AP_1955.pdf| title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1955 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=13 August 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Golakoti Narasimha Murthy
  |votes      = 30,858
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |candidate  = Golkoti Narasimha Murty [https://ceotelangana.nic.in/Archives/StasticalReports/StatRep%20AP%201955.pdf ''(winner-1)'']
   |candidate  =Guttula Narayandas
   |votes      = 30858
   |votes      = 26,165
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Praja Party
  |candidate  =Kudupudi Satyanarayana
  |votes      = 25,856
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Bojja Appala Swamy ''(winner-2)''
   |candidate  = Bojja Appala Swamy
   |votes      = 22657
   |votes      = 22,657
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |candidate  =Guttula Narayandas
   |candidate  =Sarella Rama Rao
   |votes      = 26165
   |votes      = 19,575
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Chikile Gangisetti
  |votes      = 17,266
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Independent (politician)
   |winner    = Independent (politician)
   |loser      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |loser      = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
   |swing      =  
   |swing      =  
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 1962 ===
=== 1962 ===
{{Election box begin | title=1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Kudupudi Suryanarayana
   |candidate  = Kudupudi Suryanarayana
   |votes      = 23581
   |votes      = 23,581
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  =Nadimpalli Venkatapathi
   |candidate  = Nadimpalli Venkatapathi
   |votes      =20820
   |votes      = 20,820
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 1965 (by-polls) ===
=== 1965 by-election ===
{{Election box begin | title=1965 By-polls Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=1965 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = N.R.Raju
   |candidate  = N.R.Raju
   |votes      = 25166
   |votes      = 25,166
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  =K.Venkataratnam
   |candidate  = K.Venkataratnam
   |votes      = 20235
   |votes      = 20,235
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 1967 ===
=== 1967 ===
{{Election box begin | title=1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = K. P. Rao
   |candidate  = K. P. Rao
   |votes      = 25383
   |votes      = 25,383
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  =N. R. Raju
   |candidate  = N. R. Raju
   |votes      = 22091
   |votes      = 22,091
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 1972 ===
=== 1972 ===
{{Election box begin | title=1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao
   |candidate  = Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao
   |votes      = 35048
   |votes      = 35,048
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  =Ravanam Ramachendra Rao
   |candidate  =Ravanam Ramachendra Rao
   |votes      = 25398
   |votes      = 25,398
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 1983 ===
 
 
'''1978''' :
'''Venkata sri Rama rao Palacholla'''
 
=== 1983 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Satyanarayana Rao
   |candidate  = Satyanarayana Rao
   |votes      = 41283
   |votes      = 41,283
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  =Prabhakarrao Kudupudi
   |candidate  =Prabhakarrao Kudupudi
   |votes      = 32354
   |votes      = 32,354
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 1985 ===
=== 1985 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao
   |candidate  = Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao
   |votes      = 41296
   |votes      = 41,296
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Telugu Desam Party
   |party      = Telugu Desam Party
   |candidate  =Ravanam Ramachandra Rao
   |candidate  = Ravanam Ramachandra Rao
   |votes      = 33826
   |votes      = 33,826
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 1989 ===
=== 1989 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao
   |candidate  = Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao
   |votes      = 45863
   |votes      = 45,863
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Telugu Desam Party
   |party      = Telugu Desam Party
   |candidate  =Metla Satyanarayana Rao
   |candidate  = Metla Satyanarayana Rao
   |votes      = 41590
   |votes      = 41,590
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 1994 ===
=== 1994 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Telugu Desam Party
   |party      = Telugu Desam Party
   |candidate  = Dr. Metla Satyanarayana Rao
   |candidate  = Dr. Metla Satyanarayana Rao
   |votes      = 52926
   |votes      = 52,926
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  =Kudupudi Prabhakararao
   |candidate  =Kudupudi Prabhakararao
   |votes      = 36112
   |votes      = 36,112
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 1999 ===
=== 1999 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Telugu Desam Party
   |party      = Telugu Desam Party
   |candidate  = Metla Satyanarayana Rao
   |candidate  = Metla Satyanarayana Rao
   |votes      = 53246
   |votes      = 53,246
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  =Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao
   |candidate  =Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao
   |votes      = 34466
   |votes      = 34,466
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    =Telugu Desam Party  
   |winner    =Telugu Desam Party  
   |loser      = Indian National Congress
   |loser      = Indian National Congress
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 2004 ===
=== 2004 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = [[Chittabbai Kudupudi]]
   |candidate  = Chittabbai Kudupudi
   |votes      = 31,858
   |votes      = 31,858
   |percentage = 33.35
   |percentage = 33.35
   |change    = +11.00
   |change    = +11.00
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Metla Satyanarayana Rao|votes=27,818|percentage=29.12|change=-28.98}}
  |party     = Telugu Desam Party
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Tadi Tatarao|votes=24,777|percentage=25.93|change=-11.68}}
  |candidate = [[Metla Satyanarayana Rao]]
{{Election box majority||votes=4,040|percentage=4.23|change=}}
  |votes     = 27,818
  {{Election box turnout||votes=95,535|percentage=77.54|change=+3.62}}
  |percentage = 29.12
  |change     = -28.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Indian National Congress
  |candidate = [[Tadi Tatarao]]
  |votes     = 24,777
  |percentage = 25.93
  |change     = -11.68
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes     = 4,040
  |percentage = 4.23
  |change     =  
}}
  {{Election box turnout|
  |votes     = 95,535
  |percentage = 77.54
  |change     = +3.62
}}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Independent (politician)
   |winner    = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 2009 ===
=== 2009 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = [[Pinipe Viswarupu]]
   |candidate  = [[Pinipe Viswarup]]
   |votes      = 57,922
   |votes      = 57,922
   |percentage = 41.96
   |percentage = 41.96
   |change    = +16.03
   |change    = +16.03
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Praja Rajyam Party|candidate=Chinta Krishnamurthy|votes=51,649|percentage=37.41|change=}}
  |party     = Praja Rajyam Party
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Aithabathula Anandarao]]|votes=23,185|percentage=16.79|change=-12.33}}
  |candidate = [[Chinta Krishnamurthy]]
{{Election box majority||votes=6,273|percentage=4.55|change=}}
  |votes     = 51,649
  {{Election box turnout||votes=138,056|percentage=79.71|change=+2.17}}
  |percentage = 37.41
  |change     =  
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Telugu Desam Party
  |candidate = [[Aithabathula Anandarao]]
  |votes     = 23,185
  |percentage = 16.79
  |change     = -12.33
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes     = 6,273
  |percentage = 4.55
  |change     =  
}}
  {{Election box turnout|
  |votes     = 138,056
  |percentage = 79.71
  |change     = +2.17
}}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly elections 2014 ===
=== 2014 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Telugu Desam Party
   |party      = Telugu Desam Party
   |candidate  = [[Aithabathula Anandarao]]
   |candidate  = [[Aithabathula Ananda Rao]]
   |votes      = 76,444
   |votes      = 76,444
   |percentage = 50.99
   |percentage = 50.99
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=Babu Rao Golla|votes=64,031|percentage=42.71|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=12,413|percentage=8.28|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=149,928|percentage=78.32|change=-1.39}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = Telugu Desam Party
  |loser      = Indian National Congress
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
 
=== 2019 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = YSR Congress Party
   |party      = YSR Congress Party
   |candidate  = [[Babu Rao Golla]]
   |candidate  = [[Pinipe Viswarup]]
   |votes      = 64,031
   |votes      = 72,003
   |percentage = 42.71
   |percentage = 42.51%
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Aithabathula Ananda Rao]]|votes=46,349|percentage=27.36%|change=}}
  |votes     = 12,413
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janasena Party|candidate=Shetty Battula Rajababu|votes=45,200|percentage=26.69%|change=}}
  |percentage = 8.28
{{Election box majority||votes=25,654|percentage=15.15%|change=}}
  |change     =  
  {{Election box turnout||votes=169,382|percentage=|change=}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes     = 149,928
  |percentage = 78.32
  |change     = -1.39
  }}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Telugu Desam Party
   |winner    = YSR Congress Party
   |loser      = YSR Congress Party
   |loser      = Telugu Desam Party
   |swing      =  
   |swing      =  
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Assembly Elections 2019 ===
=== 2024 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amalapuram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Telugu Desam Party
  |candidate  = [[Aithabathula Ananda Rao]]
  |votes      = 1,04,022
  |percentage = 58.56
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = YSR Congress Party
   |party      = YSR Congress Party
   |candidate  = [[Pinipe Viswarupu]]
   |candidate  = [[Pinipe Viswarup]]
   |votes      = 72,003
   |votes      = 65,394
   |percentage = 42.51%
   |percentage = 36.81
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Telugu Desam Party
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = [[Aithabathula Anandarao]]
   |candidate  = Aithabathula Subhashini
   |votes      = 46,349
   |votes      = 1357
   |percentage = 27.36%
   |percentage = 0.76
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Jana Sena Party
   |party      = Independent
   |candidate  = [[Shetty Battula Rajababu]]
   |candidate  = Dantuluri Rohit Varma (Yesuchristu , seeluvarakshakudu)
   |votes      = 45,200
   |votes      = 11
   |percentage = 26.69%
   |percentage = 0.1
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 25654
   |votes      = 38628
   |percentage = 15.15%
   |percentage = 21.74
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
  }}
  }}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 169382
   |votes      = 177636
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = YSR Congress Party
   |winner    = Telugu Desam Party
   |loser      = Telugu Desam Party
   |loser      = YSR Congress Party
   |swing      =  
   |swing      =  
}}
{{Election box end}}


===1952===
}}
{{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : [[Amalapuram]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Nadimpalli Ramabhadra Raju |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=80,180 |percentage=36.52% |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bojja Appalaswami |party=Republican Party of India |votes=66,742 |percentage=30.40% |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kala Venkata Rao |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,218 |percentage=12.40% |change=12.40% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pandu Lakshmanaswami |party=Indian National Congress |votes=23,847 |percentage=10.86% |change=10.86% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aramate Paideswara Rao |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=21,592 |percentage=9.83% |change=  }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,438 |percentage=6.12% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=2,19,579 |percentage=133.71% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,64,215 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Konaseema district]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]

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Amalapuram
Constituency No. 44 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Amalapuram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKonaseema
Lok Sabha constituencyAmalapuram
Established1951
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party TDP  
Alliance NDA  
Elected year2024

Amalapuram is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Aithabathula Ananda Rao is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 229,431 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

Mandals[edit | edit source]

The three mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2] Template:Srn

Mandal
Uppalaguptam
Allavaram
Amalapuram

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

As part of Madras Presidency (until 1953)

Year Member Political party
1937 Kala Venkata Rao[5] Indian National Congress
1946
1952 Nadimpalli Ramabhadra Raju Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party

As part of Andhra State (1953-1956)

Year Member Political party
1955[note 1] Golakoti Narasimha Murthy Independent politician

As part of United Andhra Pradesh (1956-2014)

Year Member Political party
1962 Kudupudi Satyanarayana Independent politician
1965 Nadimpalli Ramabhadra Raju[7] Indian National Congress
1967 Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao Independent politician
1972 Indian National Congress
1978 Palacholla Venkata Sri Rama Rao Janata Party
1983 Metla Satyanarayana Rao Independent politician[note 2]
1985 Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao Indian National Congress
1989
1994 Metla Satyanarayana Rao Telugu Desam Party
1999
2004 Chittabbai Kudupudi Independent politician
2009 Pinipe Viswarup Indian National Congress

As part of Andhra Pradesh (since 2014-)

Year Member Political party
2014 Aithabathula Ananda Rao Telugu Desam Party
2019 Pinipe Viswarup YSR Congress Party
2024 Aithabathula Ananda Rao Telugu Desam Party

Election results[edit | edit source]

1952[edit | edit source]

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KMPP Nadimpalli Ramabhadra Raju 80,180 36.52%
SCF Bojja Appalaswami 66,742 30.40%
INC Kala Venkata Rao 27,218 12.40%
INC Pandu Lakshmanaswami 23,847 10.86%
Socialist Aramate Paideswara Rao 21,592 9.83%
Margin of victory 13,438 6.12% {{{change}}}
Turnout 2,19,579 133.71% {{{change}}}
Registered electors 1,64,215
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party win (new seat)

1955[edit | edit source]

(Two seats: One reserved for general and other one for SC.)

1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Golakoti Narasimha Murthy 30,858
CPI(M) Guttula Narayandas 26,165
KSP Kudupudi Satyanarayana 25,856
Independent Bojja Appala Swamy 22,657
CPI(M) Sarella Rama Rao 19,575
Independent Chikile Gangisetti 17,266
Independent gain from Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Swing

1962[edit | edit source]

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kudupudi Suryanarayana 23,581
INC Nadimpalli Venkatapathi 20,820
Independent gain from INC Swing

1965 by-election[edit | edit source]

1965 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N.R.Raju 25,166
Independent K.Venkataratnam 20,235
INC gain from Independent Swing

1967[edit | edit source]

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent K. P. Rao 25,383
INC N. R. Raju 22,091
Independent gain from INC Swing

1972[edit | edit source]

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao 35,048
Independent Ravanam Ramachendra Rao 25,398
INC gain from Independent Swing


1978 : Venkata sri Rama rao Palacholla

1983[edit | edit source]

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Satyanarayana Rao 41,283
INC Prabhakarrao Kudupudi 32,354
Independent gain from INC Swing

1985[edit | edit source]

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao 41,296
TDP Ravanam Ramachandra Rao 33,826
INC gain from TDP Swing

1989[edit | edit source]

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao 45,863
TDP Metla Satyanarayana Rao 41,590
INC gain from TDP Swing

1994[edit | edit source]

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Dr. Metla Satyanarayana Rao 52,926
INC Kudupudi Prabhakararao 36,112
TDP gain from INC Swing

1999[edit | edit source]

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Metla Satyanarayana Rao 53,246
INC Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao 34,466
TDP hold Swing

2004[edit | edit source]

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chittabbai Kudupudi 31,858 33.35 +11.00
TDP Metla Satyanarayana Rao 27,818 29.12 −28.98
INC Tadi Tatarao 24,777 25.93 −11.68
Majority 4,040 4.23
Turnout 95,535 77.54 +3.62
Independent gain from TDP Swing

2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pinipe Viswarup 57,922 41.96 +16.03
PRP Chinta Krishnamurthy 51,649 37.41
TDP Aithabathula Anandarao 23,185 16.79 −12.33
Majority 6,273 4.55
Turnout 138,056 79.71 +2.17
INC gain from Independent Swing

2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Aithabathula Ananda Rao 76,444 50.99
YSRCP Babu Rao Golla 64,031 42.71
Majority 12,413 8.28
Turnout 149,928 78.32 −1.39
TDP gain from INC Swing

2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Pinipe Viswarup 72,003 42.51%
TDP Aithabathula Ananda Rao 46,349 27.36%
Janasena Party Shetty Battula Rajababu 45,200 26.69%
Majority 25,654 15.15%
Turnout 169,382
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Aithabathula Ananda Rao 104,022 58.56
YSRCP Pinipe Viswarup 65,394 36.81
INC Aithabathula Subhashini 1357 0.76
Independent Dantuluri Rohit Varma (Yesuchristu , seeluvarakshakudu) 11 0.1
Majority 38628 21.74
Turnout 177636
TDP gain from YSRCP Swing

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 19, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. p. 289, The Who's who in Madras, Issue 9, Pearl Press, 1937.
  6. Jaffrelot, Christophe; Kumar, Sanjay (2012). Rise of the Plebeians?: The Changing Face of the Indian Legislative Assemblies. Routledge. p. 281. ISBN 9781136516610. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  7. "Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: East Godavari". books.google.com. Director of Print. and Stationery at the Government Secretariat Press. 1979. p. 423. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  9. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1955 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. The members of the first assembly of Andhra Pradesh who were elected from the 1955 election in the Andhra state were allowed a seven-year term. That is to say in 1957, elections were conducted in the newly added region of Telangana alone and then in 1962 general elections were held for the state as a whole.[6]
  2. Contested on behalf of Telugu Desam Party

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